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The Battle of Karbala galvanized the development of the pro-Alid [b] party (Shi'at Ali) into a distinct religious sect with its own rituals and collective memory. It has a central place in Shi'a history, tradition, and theology, and has frequently been recounted in Shi'a literature .
Karbala [a] is a city in central Iraq, located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate , and has an estimated population of 691,100 people (2024).
Nasr ibn Naizar, a liberated slave of Husayn's father Ali. He was presented to Muhammad by the King of Persia and Muhammad presented him to Husayn's father Ali who freed him. He came to Karbala and was killed. Wazeh the Turk, a Turkish liberated slave of Harse Mashaji. He came to Karbala and presented himself to Husayn and was killed. Yazid ibn ...
The Revolution of Dignity (Ukrainian: Революція гідності, romanized: Revoliutsiia hidnosti), also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Ukrainian Revolution, [2] took place in Ukraine in February 2014 [2] [1] [26] [27] [28] at the end of the Euromaidan protests, [1] when deadly clashes between protesters and state forces in the capital Kyiv culminated in the ousting of ...
Karbala Restaurant - This was the first and most popular restaurant in the area. It was at the beginning of Ali al-Akbar Street and owned by Muhammad-Taqi Salar. The restaurant used to close on Ashura, and used to distribute food to the pilgrims, free of charge. The restaurant had a basement, with a small shrine, associated with the event of a ...
The Karbala Maidan and the adjacent Makani mosque serves as the Eid gah for the city. The 300-year-old Juma-'Ath Palli at Karuva houses the mortal remains of a Sufi saint, Syed Abdur Rahman Jifri. [90] [91] Christians account for 21.17% of the total population of Kollam city. [92]
On 18 Dhu al-Hijjah, coincident with the anniversary of Ghadir Khum, [2]: 74 Wahhabis of the Najd led by Abdulaziz bin Muhammad ' s son, Saud, attacked Karbala. The Ottoman garrison escaped, and the Wahhabis were left free to loot the city and the shrine and kill 2,000 [2]: 74 –5,000 people.
Zuljanah was known to be very loyal and was famous for his strength, endurance and devotion. It is said that he shielded Husayn ibn Ali with his body and was injured taking an arrow meant for his master during the Battle of Karbala.